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Load shedding is still likely in July

Thanks to the maintenance it got in during lockdown, there should be only a couple of days of load shedding this winter, Eskom told Parliament on Wednesday – down from the around a month of electricity interruptions it projected before the coronavirus arrived. Eskom is now anticipating three days of …

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Man killed, 2-year-old shot in Cape Town

A two-year-old boy was shot and a man killed in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, on Wednesday night, Western Cape police have said. The victims are reportedly father and son, the local ward councillor said. The shots rang out at about 19:15, police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said. “Crime scene experts …

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Thomas Partey appoints budding sports journalist as PRO

Ghana star Thomas Partey has appointed 25 year old Samuel Delali Zigah as his Public Relations Officer. This move by the Atletico Madrid star is aimed at improving his brand image and building a solid relationship with the media. Zigah is an alumnus of the Ghana Institute of Journalism and …

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Trump ‘tries to divide us’, says ex-defence chief

Former US Defence Secretary James Mattis has denounced President Donald Trump, accusing him of stoking division and abusing his authority. In rare public comments, Mr Mattis said the president had sought to “divide” the American people and had failed to provide “mature leadership”. He said he was “angry and appalled” …

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‘We’ve overcome the technical glitches’ – EC

Mr Eric Dzakpasu, Deputy Volta Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, said the Commission has fixed the technical glitches that interrupted the pilot of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits and processes in Ho on Tuesday. He said the BVR machine rejected all inputs after working smoothly from 0700 hours …

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Gambia demands probe after US police shoot dead diplomat’s son

The Gambia has demanded a “credible” investigation after the son of a diplomat was shot dead by US police. Thirty-nine-year-old Momodou Lamin Sisay was shot after a car chase in Georgia on Friday morning, according to the preliminary investigation by Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). He was pronounced dead on the scene. …

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South Africa relocates some poor people in Gauteng

In three years, Isaac Mbatha got used to the lack of space, running water and electricity in a tent he shared with his wife and three children in Wilgespruit, a township on the outskirts of Johannesburg. But he never got used to the rain. The coronavirus brought an unexpected respite …

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AICC is a ticking time bomb – Engineer

The Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) has become a ticking time bomb due to structural defects. The defects are posing a serious threat to the edifice that hosts major national and international events. Currently, most of the columns that support that huge edifice have the concrete that covers the iron …

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Man to die by hanging for raping 2-year-old to death

For raping a baby that was 2 years 9-month-old to death, a Kaduna State High Court sitting at Dogarawa Sabon Gari Zaria has convicted one Usman Shehu Bashir of Dogarawa area to death by hanging. While delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Kabir Dabo said the judgment passed was under section …

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Tobacco kills 75 men weekly

About 75 men in Ghana die every week from tobacco related diseases according to data from the Tobacco Atlas, Ghana. The data also revealed that, more than 425,200 men, 69,200 women and 2,700 boys smoke cigarettes each day in Ghana, making the trend a dire public health threat. However, the …

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Show mercy on aged prisoners – Nsawam Prisons PRO begs Akufo-Addo

Deputy Superintendent of Prisons (DSP) and Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons, Adamu Abdul Latif, has called for the aged especially those with chronic disease to be granted amnesty. According to DSP Latif, in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, it would be expedient enough should persons …

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Ghana records 146 new Covid-19 recoveries, 8,548 positve cases

The Ghana Health Service says 146 more people have recovered from Covid-19 but 251 new cases have been recorded, taking the national tally to 8,548. No new deaths have been recorded, leaving that count at 38. Greater Accra remains Ghana’s epicentre with 5,894 cases while the Ashanti has 1,342 cases. …

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No Friday Prayers In Major Mosques – Chief Imam

National Chief Imam, Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, in consultation with the leadership of the various Muslim communities in Ghana, has approved key guidelines for Muslim worship in mosques. The guidelines are in response to government’s new protocols for the partial easing of the coronavirus restrictions on public gathering and a ban …

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Thieves dressed as healthcare workers rob Supermarket

A group of armed men dressed as healthcare workers have stolen a large amount of cash from a supermarket in the South African city of Pietermaritzburg. The men pretended to be Covid-19 health inspectors when they entered Checkers supermarket, IOL reported. They were wearing masks, face shields, gloves and white …

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Okomfour Kwadee’s Mother Calls for Aid

Mother of veteran Hiplife artiste, Okomfour Kwadee has called on Ghanaian’s to come to the aid of her ‘sick’ son. This comes after a photo of Kwadee looking malnourished went viral on social media. Speaking in an Interview on Peace FM’s Entertainment Review, the mother of the ‘Efie Nnipa’ hitmaker disclosed that she has …

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Fire guts parts A&C Mall

The Lux Cigar Lounge and the Honney Suckle inside the A&C Mall at East Legon was burnt to ashes last night. The fire started around 10:17pm on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. It took the quick response from the Legon station of the Ghana National Fire Service to fight the situation. …

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Police CID invites Kofi Adomah Nwanwani

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has invited Director of News at Angel 102.9 FM, Kofi Adomah, for predicting correctly the contents of President Akufo-Addo’s speech on Sunday. The head of news of the media organisation responded to the invitation Wednesday afternoon, June 3, 2020. General …

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Fuel tanker falls on a ‘trotro’, kills two passengers at Osamkrom

Two passengers onboard a commercial vehicle, ‘trotro’, met their untimely death when a gas fuel tanker fell on their vehicle at Osamkrom in the Gomoa Central District of the Central Region on Tuesday afternoon. The fully loaded tanker with the registration number (GN 7728-16) was travelling from Accra towards Swedru …

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